10% of gross sales. This percentage of your turnover is paid to us on a monthly basis ensuring that the franchisee and franchisor are inextricably tied in, ie your growth is our growth.
Each franchisee has an area which is determined by the population and demographics (age, income, type of dwelling, etc). The area will be based near your home, allowing you to start trading without premises.
The business is typically a 5-day week – Monday to Friday operation. It will, however, be necessary to carry out in-home estimates in the evenings or on Saturdays, since the majority of our clients work.
ServiceMaster has developed a successful marketing plan to grow your business. We will train you and provide you with proven marketing programmes. In addition ServiceMaster develops new marketing campaigns on a regular basis. ServiceMaster franchisees also benefit from membership in the nationally-known ServiceMaster family through referrals and the potential of cross-marketing campaigns.
ServiceMaster has a well-established programme for attracting reliable employees. We provide you with training and a comprehensive guide to hiring, recruitment, and on-going support to help with the hiring process.
Yes, to maintain professional results we wish you to use ServiceMaster products. ServiceMaster has invested a great deal of time and money to produce the best possible products for our franchisees. All of our products are environmentally safe and approved by the COSHH here in the UK. Using our products also makes economic sense since they are priced far more reasonably than buying similar products at the major stores. Each employee is trained in the use and safety of all our products.
Yes, you may sell your franchise at any time you choose. Although we are looking for longer term relationships with our franchise owners. These businesses tend to be easy to sell as they are based on a contract basis with high gross profit. Head Office reserves the right to approve the new owner. (Approval will not be unreasonably withheld).
